2002–03 Panathinaikos F.C. season

Panathinaikos
2002–03 season
Owner	Giannis Vardinogiannis
Chairman	Angelos Filippidis
Manager	Fernando Santos; Sergio Markarián
Ground	Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Alpha Ethniki	2nd
Greek Cup	Second round
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nikos Liberopoulos (16); All: ; Nikos Liberopoulos (20)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

In the 2002–03 season Panathinaikos played for 44th consecutive time in Greece's top division, Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in UEFA Cup and Greek Cup. Their season started with Sergio Markarián as team manager.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GRE	Antonis Nikopolidis
2	DF	DEN	Rene Henriksen
4	MF	POR	Carlos Chaínho
5	DF	GRE	Giourkas Seitaridis
6	MF	ROU	Erik Lincar
7	FW	CRO	Goran Vlaovic
8	DF	GRE	Yannis Goumas (captain)
9	FW	POL	Krzysztof Warzycha
10	MF	GHA	Derek Boateng
11	FW	FIN	Joonas Kolkka
12	MF	DEN	Jan Michaelsen
13	GK	GRE	Stefanos Kotsolis
14	DF	GRE	Leonidas Vokolos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	CRO	Daniel Šarić
16	DF	GRE	Sotiris Kyrgiakos
18	DF	GRE	Minas Pitsos
19	FW	CYP	Michalis Konstantinou
20	MF	GRE	Angelos Basinas
21	FW	GRE	Nikos Liberopoulos
22	MF	GRE	Miltiadis Sapanis
23	FW	NGA	Emmanuel Olisadebe
24	MF	GRE	Xenofon Gittas
26	MF	GRE	Giorgos Karagounis
27	DF	GRE	Pantelis Konstantinidis
30	DF	GRE	Takis Fyssas
31	GK	GRE	Panagiotis Bartzokas

Team kit

Home

Away

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olympiacos (C)	30	21	7	2	75	21	+54	70^[a]	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	Panathinaikos	30	22	4	4	50	19	+31	70^[a]	Qualification for Champions League group stage
3	AEK Athens	30	21	5	4	74	29	+45	68	Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
4	PAOK	30	16	5	9	59	38	+21	53^[b]	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5	Panionios	30	15	8	7	35	25	+10	53^[b]	Qualification for UEFA Cup first round

Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points (goal difference): Olympiacos 3 (+2), Panathinaikos 3 (-2).
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points (goal difference): PAOK 3 (+1), Panionios 3 (-1).

Matches

25 August 2002 1	PAOK	4–1	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
21:00	Georgiadis 9', 23' (pen.) Spasić 41' Henriksen 58' (o.g.)		Yiasoumi 33' (o.g.)	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 26,800 Referee: Georgios Tsagarakis

1 September 2002 2	Panathinaikos	0–1	Proodeftiki	Ampelokipoi
18:00			Poulopoulos 6'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Giannis Kaminaris

14 September 2002 3	AEK Athens	1–0	Panathinaikos	Nea Filadelfeia
19:00	Ivić 41'			Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium Attendance: 13,801 Referee: Giorgos Douros

22 September 2002 4	Ionikos	0–1	Panathinaikos	Nikaia
20:30			Basinas 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Neapoli Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,910 Referee: Charalampos Patras

27 October 2002 5	Panathinaikos	3–2	Aris	Ampelokipoi
18:00	Liberopoulos 5' Basinas 18' Konstantinou 32'		Seitaridis 16' (o.g.) Šimić 58'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Giannis Kaminaris

3 November 2002 6	Panachaiki	0–3	Panathinaikos	Patras
15:00			Karagounis 10', 90+2' Konstantinidis 35'	Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Emmanouil Tapatzas

10 November 2002 7	Panathinaikos	1–0	Panionios	Ampelokipoi
17:00	Liberopoulos 15'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 6,320 Referee: Georgios Tsagarakis

24 November 2002 8	Egaleo	0–0	Panathinaikos	Egaleo
17:00				Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Fragiskos Somarakis

1 December 2002 9	Panathinaikos	1–0	PAS Giannina	Ampelokipoi
17:00	Basinas 45+1'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Georgios Douros

8 December 2002 10	Panathinaikos	2–0	Iraklis	Ampelokipoi
19:00	Olisadebe 31', 43'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 10,057 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis

15 December 2002 11	Skoda Xanthi	0–0	Panathinaikos	Xanthi
17:00				Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium Attendance: 3,922 Referee: Charalampos Karatzas

22 December 2002 12	Panathinaikos	1–0	Kallithea	Ampelokipoi
19:00	Warzycha 90+3'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Georgios Borovilos

5 January 2003 13	OFI	0–2	Panathinaikos	Heraklion
19:00			Adamos 24' (o.g.) Karagounis 30'	Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: 6,690 Referee: Giannis Bisogiannis

12 January 2003 14	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Ampelokipoi
19:00	Olisadebe 18' Basinas 72' Kolkka 77'		Henriksen 9' (o.g.) Kyrgiakos 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,171 Referee: Kyros Vassaras

19 January 2003 15	Akratitos	1–3	Panathinaikos	Ano Liosia
19:00	Stefanidis 6'		Michaelsen 15' Liberopoulos 22' Konstantinou 25'	Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium Attendance: 2,696 Referee: Giannis Kaminaris

26 January 2003 16	Panathinaikos	1–0	PAOK	Ampelokipoi
19:00	Liberopoulos 52'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,620 Referee: Georgios Borovilos

2 February 2003 17	Proodeftiki	0–2	Panathinaikos	Nikaia
19:00			Liberopoulos 72', 74'	Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,917 Referee: Athanassios Briakos

9 February 2003 18	Panathinaikos	2–1	AEK Athens	Ampelokipoi
19:15	Liberopoulos 33' Basinas 71' (pen.)		Maladenis 37'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,439 Referee: Kyros Vassaras

16 February 2003 19	Panathinaikos	1–0	Ionikos	Ampelokipoi
19:00	Liberopoulos 47'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 7,440 Referee: Christos Trikalis

23 February 2003 20	Aris	1–3	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
16:45	Demba-Nyrén 89'		Liberopoulos 6', 45+1' Olisadebe 65'	Stadium: Aris Stadium Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Ioannis Spiropoulos

2 March 2003 21	Panathinaikos	2–0	Panachaiki	Ampelokipoi
16:45	Konstantinidis 5' Olisadebe 21'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 10,510 Referee: Charalampos Karatzas

9 March 2003 22	Panionios	0–0	Panathinaikos	Nea Smyrni
16:45				Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 6,229 Referee: Christoforos Zografos

16 March 2003 23	Panathinaikos	3–0	Egaleo	Ampelokipoi
19:00	Olisadebe 43', 61' Liberopoulos 74'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 11,385 Referee: Avraam Kemparidis

23 March 2003 24	PAS Giannina	0–0	Panathinaikos	Ioannina
19:30				Stadium: Zosimades Stadium Attendance: 4,168 Referee: Ioannis Spiropoulos

6 April 2003 25	Iraklis	0–3	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
20:00			Konstantinou 61', 76' Liberopoulos 70'	Stadium: Makedonikos Stadium Attendance: 4,289 Referee: Georgios Tsagarakis

13 April 2003 26	Panathinaikos	1–0	Skoda Xanthi	Ampelokipoi
20:00	Warzycha 73'			Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 8,170 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis

20 April 2003 27	Kallithea	1–3	Panathinaikos	Kallithea
17:30	Koulakiotis 87'		Liberopoulos 48' Olisadebe 69' Vlaović 81'	Stadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Nikos Aggelakis

4 May 2003 28	Panathinaikos	5–1	OFI	Ampelokipoi
18:00	Vlaović 15' Liberopoulos 17', 49' (pen.), 64' Konstantinidis 75'		Dermitzakis 90'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,065 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis

11 May 2003 29	Olympiacos	3–0	Panathinaikos	Rizoupoli
20:00	Giovanni 3' Giannakopoulos 15', 47'			Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium Attendance: 10,825 Referee: Georgios Borovilos

25 May 2003 30	Panathinaikos	3–1	Akratitos	Ampelokipoi
18:30	Sapanis 18' Konstantinou 28' Warzycha 90'		Koutsokostas 34'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 1,701 Referee: Athanassios Briakos

Greek Cup

First round

10 August 2002 First leg	ILTEX Lykoi	0–2	Panathinaikos	Thessaloniki
13:00 EEST		Report (page 4)	Konstantinidis 16' Konstantinou 32'	Stadium: Stelios Iliadis Stadium Referee: Manolis Tapatzas (Thrace)

18 August 2002 Second leg	Panathinaikos	3–0 (5–0 agg.)	ILTEX Lykoi	Ampelokipoi
13:00 EEST	Liberopoulos 49' Warzycha 66' Vlaović 73'	Report (page 10)		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Referee: Giannis Tsachilidis (Piraeus)

Second round

7 October 2002 First leg	Panathinaikos	1–0	Skoda Xanthi	Ampelokipoi
18:00 EEST	Liberopoulos 4'	Report (page 13)		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Referee: Nikos Angelakis (Thessaloniki)

6 November 2002 Second leg	Skoda Xanthi	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Panathinaikos	Xanthi
17:00 EET		Report (page 15)		Stadium: A.O. Xanthi Stadium Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Thessaloniki)

Round of 16

18 December 2002 First leg	Akratitos	0–1	Panathinaikos	Ano Liosia
19:00 EET		Report (page 19)	Olisadebe 46'	Stadium: Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium Referee: Ioannis Tsacheilidis (Piraeus)

15 January 2003 Second leg	Panathinaikos	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	Akratitos	Ampelokipoi
19:30 EET	Konstantinou 45' Vlaović 52' Warzycha 65'	Report (page 20)		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Athens)

Quarter-finals

5 February 2003 First leg	Panathinaikos	0–1	Egaleo	Ampelokipoi
19:00 EET		Report (page 21)	Chloros 84'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Ioannis Spyropoulos (Phthiotis)

5 March 2003 Second leg	Egaleo	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Panathinaikos	Aigaleo
17:00 EET	Agritis 43'	Report (page 22)	Sapanis 5'	Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)

UEFA Cup

First round

19 September 2002 First leg	Litex Lovech	0–1	Panathinaikos	Lovech, Bulgaria
15:45 CET		Report	Jelenković 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)

3 October 2002 Second leg	Panathinaikos	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 agg.)	Litex Lovech	Athens, Greece
20:30 CET	Warzycha 110', 120'	Report	Graf 90+1'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Second round

31 October 2002 First leg	Fenerbahçe	1–1	Panathinaikos	Istanbul, Turkey
19:15 CET	Washington 42'	Report	Basinas 14'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti (Italy)

14 November 2002 Second leg	Panathinaikos	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	Fenerbahçe	Athens, Greece
20:00 CET	Liberopoulos 24' Goumas 31' Michaelsen 42' Warzycha 89'	Report	Tuncay 37'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez (Spain)

Third round

28 November 2002 First leg	Slovan Liberec	2–2	Panathinaikos	Liberec, Czech Republic
18:30 CET	Zbončák 44' Slovák 84' (pen.)	Report	Basinas 13' (pen.) Olisadebe 52'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 5,805 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

12 December 2002 Second leg	Panathinaikos	1–0 (3–2 agg.)	Slovan Liberec	Athens, Greece
17:45 CET	Fyssas 2'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Fourth round

20 February 2003 First leg	Panathinaikos	3–0	Anderlecht	Athens, Greece
19:30 CET	Olisadebe 12', 73' Liberopoulos 63'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

27 February 2003 Second leg	Anderlecht	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	Panathinaikos	Brussels, Belgium
20:30 CET	Jestrović 70', 81'	Report		Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 17,970 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Quarter-finals

13 March 2003 First leg	Porto	0–1	Panathinaikos	Porto, Portugal
22:00 CET		Report	Olisadebe 73'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 44,310 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

20 March 2003 Second leg	Panathinaikos	0–2 (a.e.t.) (1–2 agg.)	Porto	Athens, Greece
19:30 CET		Report	Derlei 16', 103'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 14,300 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)

References

^ "Panathinaikos - Squad 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. 16 August 2023.
^ "Panathinaikos 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

External links

Panathinaikos FC official website

[table_hth_OLY0.58992731226139-3] Head-to-head points (goal difference): Olympiacos 3 (+2), Panathinaikos 3 (-2).

[table_hth_PAOK0.58992731226139-4] Head-to-head points (goal difference): PAOK 3 (+1), Panionios 3 (-1).

[1] "Panathinaikos - Squad 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. 16 August 2023.

[2] "Panathinaikos 2002/2003". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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